Documentaries

The average American will never see a documentary. They are notorious for losing money, and are rarely entertaining. Most video stores don't carry documentaries, and most people hoping for a career in film don't want to make them. Yet, in my opinion, great documentaries can be some of the best kept secrets of the film world. The first problem a potential documentary viewer faces is where to find documentaries. My advice is to just look around. Some sit on the bottom shelves of movie stores, and some float around on the internet, but the best place to look is at a local film festival. Such festivals usually have lots of documentaries, and catching them at the festival is a rare opportunity to see them before they hit any major markets. While many documentaries can be drab and overly informative, there are definitely some that tell their story with excitement. A good way to find a good documentary is to pick one on a subject that interests you. While this is not a sure fire method, it's a good place to start. Many documentaries carry a liberal political method, simply a result of more liberal thinkers being attracted to documentaries than conservative thinkers. Below are a few of my recommendations for good documentaries

1. Man on Wire
2. Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music
3. Religulous
4. Good Hair
5. A Restless Conscience
6. Jesus Camp
7.Supersize Me
8. Super High Me
9. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
10. The Corporation

Also look at these two "mocumentaries" (fictional stories told in documentary format)
1. C.S.A. Confederate States of America
2. This is Spinal Tap